Today’s Promise
November 20, 2025
You Produce Spiritual Fruit
“My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.”
John 15:8
Spiritual Fruit
Just as a healthy fruit tree produces much fruit, God wants you to bear spiritual fruit. Spiritual fruit is evidence of a thriving walk with God.
God desires every Christian to be fruitful. When you are a fruitful Christian, you bring glory and honor to Christ in all you do.
But what is a fruitful Christian?
In this chapter, Jesus uses the branch and the vine to illustrate your relationship with Him. You are the branch, and He is the vine.
Just as a branch receives everything it needs from the vine, you receive everything you need for the Christian life from Christ. Jesus calls this abiding in Him. The natural result of your abiding in Christ is fruitfulness. As you live in fellowship with Christ, spiritual fruit grows in your life.
The Apostle Paul lists nine spiritual fruit in Galatians 5:22-23. These fruits are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. These fruits are a result of your growing walk with Christ.
Natural Growth
Some people try to develop the fruit of the Spirit in their lives. They try to be more joyful or live with more patience. Some people try to experience more peace or be kinder. However, you can’t work on developing spiritual fruit. They are simply the natural result of your abiding in Christ.
A healthy apple tree produces apples. The apple tree grows apples out of its nature. Apples come from apple trees, and spiritual fruit comes from growing Christians. You can’t hang a bunch of apples on an oak tree, and it suddenly turn into an apple tree. The fruit is evidence of the nature of the tree.
Growing Christians, walking in fellowship with Christ naturally produce spiritual fruit.
The Secret to Spiritual Fruit
The secret to growing spiritual fruit is not working harder but resting in Christ. Abiding in Christ is resting and depending on Christ. It is living a life of submission to and fellowship with Jesus.
You don’t have to work at producing spiritual fruit. All you need do is stay connected to the life of Christ in you.
Do you need more peace? Draw closer to Christ.
Do you need more joy? Grow in your fellowship with Christ.
Do you need more patience? (Don’t we all) Release your life into His hands and trust in His plan for your life.
Do you need to be more loving? Allow Christ’s love to flow through you.
You have everything you need to produce spiritual fruit in your life. God is working in your life to produce that spiritual fruit. All you must do is allow Him to work.
Look at that promise again.
“My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.” – John 15:8
Make these confessions.
- God wants me to bear spiritual fruit.
- As I abide in Christ, spiritual fruit grows in my life.
- Spiritual fruit is the natural result of my abiding in Christ.
- As I am fruitful, I bring glory to God.
In Jesus’ Name,
Amen
Like the vinedresser, God desires His children to bear spiritual fruit. He is glorified when spiritual fruit grows in your life.
We are just a few days away from releasing my new book “Praying for Your Pastor.” I am so excited to see how God will use this book to encourage and strengthen pastors. So many pastors are struggling today, and Satan is working overtime to try and destroy their ministry. I believe this book will help you become an effective prayer warrior for your pastor. Please stay tuned for the upcoming announcement regarding its release.
What spiritual fruit are growing in your life? (Share your thoughts in the comments below)
LJPPKGFGS = Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-control.. These are the nine fruits of the Spirit of Truth, who proceeds from the Father.. Thank you for this relatively easy way to remember the fruits of the Spirit.
I am just learning to trust in the lord
Thank you for this wonderful way you explained of how to grow, stay close to Jesus
Which is what I am doing and I tell others to stay close to Him also. Thank you brother. You are a Blessing ✝️🙏❤️🔥💎👑
Thank You, Lord that we don’t have to try to be fruitful; we just are when we abide in Christ.